Volleyball Preview: Blackstone-Millville Chargers vs. Doherty Memorial Highlanders
The Blackstone-Millville Chargers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Doherty Memorial Highlanders, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Doherty Memorial took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Blackstone-Millville, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Blackstone-Millville was able to grind out a solid win over Douglas, taking the game 3-1.
Blackstone-Millville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Miya Gagne was nothing short of spectacular: she had 13 digs and eight aces. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
Blackstone-Millville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Doherty Memorial came up short against Southbridge on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21.
Blackstone-Millville's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Doherty Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
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